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Preface (N. Aust and K. Lederer). SYNTHESIS. Novel Network Polymers Based on Calixresorcinarenes (Henrikh Altshuler, et al.). Modified Polypropylenes by Copolymerization with Nonconjugated Dienes and Additional Chemical Reactions (Manfred Arnold, et al.). Copolymerization of Acrylamide with Allyl--Acrylate Quaternary Ammonium Monomers (Duygu Avci and Ali Bayir). From Organometallic and Polymer Chemistry to Applied Materials Science: Transition Metal Catalyzed Synthesis of Polyolefins and Polyolefin--Based High--Performance Materials (Michael R. Buchmeiser). The Synthesis and Condensation of Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with Alkoxysilyl End Groups (Heiner Detert and Erli Sugiono). Functional Polymers Based on Acrylamide Crosslinked Copolymers (Stela Dragan and Cristina Doina Vlad). Novel Initiators for Oxazoline Polymerization: Generation of Polydiacetylene--Polyoxazoline Networks (Mirko Einzmann and Wolfgang H. Binder). Copolymerisation of Maleic Anhydride with Electron--Acceptor Monomers (Jens Ferbitz and Werner Mormann). Synthesis of Well--Defined Chain--End-- and In--Chain--Functionalized Polystyrenes with a Definite Number of Benzyl Chloride Moieties and D--Glucose Residues (Akira Hirao, et al.). Synthesis of Star--Shaped Polystyrenes with Glucose-- and Maltohexaose-- Conjugated Core through Nitroxide--Controlled Free--Radical Polymerization (Harumi Kaga, et al.). Precision Synthesis of (1 6)--alpha--D--Glucopyranan by Cationic Ring--Opening Polymerization of 1,6--Anhydro--2,3,4--Tri--O--Allyl--beta--D--Glucosepyranose (Toyoji Kakuchi, et al.). Ceramic Nanoparticles Coated with Polymers Based on Acrylic Derivatives (Iris Lamparth, et al.). Isocyanatocyanates and (Iso)cyanatocyanurates Synthesis and Liquid Crystal Thermosets (Werner Mormann and Christian Kuckertz). Novel Urea--Siloxane Polymers as Gelling Agents for Silicone Fluids (Gisbert Riess, et al.). Synthesis and Surface Characterization of Novel Perfluorooctyl--Functionalized Polymers with Well--Defined Architectures (Kenji Sugiyama, et al.). MODIFICATION. Surface Modification by Self--Assembled Polycation/Azo Dye Multilayers (Stela Dragan and Simona Schwarz). Special Requirements on Compounding Technology for Bimodal Polyolefins and Their Industrial Application (Peter Heidemeyer and Joerg Pfeiffer). Tailor--Made Polymers Through Selective Modification (Wolfgang Neibetal and Markus Gahleitner). Engineering Polymer Alloys by Reactive Extrusion (Martin Weber). Micromachining of Crosslinked PTFE by Direct Photo--Etching Using Synchrotron Radiation (Daichi Yamaguchi, et al.). DEGRADATION. Characterisation of the Thermo--Oxidative Degradation of Polyethylene Pipes by Chromatographical, Rheological and Thermo--Analytical Methods (Gerald Pinter, et al.). Flame Surface Modification of Polyethylene Sheets (Febo Severini, et al.). Structural Basis for Intumescence -- Study of Model Compounds Containing Spiro Phosphorus Moiety and Polymers Containing Such Units (Chinnswamy Thangavel Vijayakumar, et al.). Effect of Structure on the Thermal Degradation and Flame Retardancy of Hexolic Anhydride Based Polyesters (Chinnswamy Thangavel Vijayakumar, et al.). THEORY. Lattice Model for Polymer Hydration: Collapse of Poly(N--isopropylacrylamide) (Pierpaolo Bruscolini, et al.). Topological Polymers: An Application of Chern--Simons Field Theories (Franco Ferrari, et al.). The Influence of Side Chains on the Properties of Simple Model Biopolymers: Monte Carlo Simulations (Mark Hofstetter and Gerhard Zifferer). Potential of Recent Rubber--Elasticity Theories for Describing the Tensile Stress--Strain Dependences of Two--Phase Polymer Networks (Bohumil Meissner and Milena Spirkova). Universal Growth Exponent at the Early Nonlinear Stage of Spinodal Decomposition (Vlad Mitlin). Tailoring of the Molecular Weight Distribution by Nonstationary (Free Radical) Polymerization Conditions (Irene Schnoll--Bitai). Dynamics of Grafted Star--Branched Polymers: A Monte Carlo Study (Andrzej Sikorski and Piotr Romiszowski). Simple Models of Polypetides Conformational Properties. A Monte Carlo Study (Andrzej Sikorski and Piotr Romiszowski). Monte Carlo Simulation Studies of Polymer Systems (Gerhard Zifferer, et al.). PHYSICS. Crack Growth in a Pipe Grade PVC Material under Static and Cyclic Loading Conditions (Werner Balika and Reinhold W. Lang). A Rheological Model Based on Primary Laboratory Data of Lubricants with Polymer Additives (Maria Bercea and Ioan Bercea). Liquid--Liquid Phase Equilibria in Polymer Solutions and Polymer Mixtures (Attila R. Imre, et al.). Studies on the Stability of MF Resin Solutions: Investigations on Network Formation (Jelena Mijatovic, et al.). The Raman Spectra of Different Ladder Type Poly(p--phenylenes) and Ladder Type Oligo (p--phenylenes) (Dieter Somitsch, et al.). Ab Initio Calculations on the Vibrational Behavior of Ladder Type Oligo(p--phenylenes) (Dieter Somitsch, et al.). Complex High Frequency Properties of Ceramic--Polymer Nanocomposites: Comparison of Fluoro--Polymers and Acrylic--Based Compounds (Dorothee Vinga Szabo, et al.). Optical Properties of Polymer Films for Transparent Insulation (Gernot M. Wallner, et al.). Site--Resolved X--Ray Scattering Studies, I Investigations on Plates from PP--Graphite Composites (Peter Zipper, et al.). Site--Resolved X--Ray Scattering Studies, II The Morphology in Injection--Molded PP Foams (Peter Zipper and Strashimir Djoumaliisky). CHARACTERIZATION. The Effect of Electron Beam Radiation on the Molecular Structure of Ultra--High Molar Mass Polyethylene Used for Medical Implants (Nicolai Aust, et al.). Electrical and Physico--Chemical Properties of Nanolayers of Conducting Polyaniline--Polystyrene or Camphor Sulfonic Acid Blends (Tayssir Hamieh, et al.). Distribution of Molar Mass and Branching Index of Natural Rubber from Hevea Brasiliensis Trees of Different Age by Size Exclusion Chromatography Coupled with Online Viscometry (Michael Parth, et al.). Nanometer Scale Characterization of Polymer Films by Atomic--Force Microscopy (Christian Teichert, et al.). The Use of Atomic Force Microscopy for Imaging the Surfaces of Polyamide, 6 (Lidija Tusek, et al.). MATERIALS AND PROPERTIES. Electronic Properties of Conjugated Polymers Studies by Quantum Moleclar Dynamics Simulations (Antonio M. Almeida, et al.). Mutual Influence of LDPE and PP in Their Blends during Crystallization (Denka Christova and Nikola Touleshkov). Flow Behaviour of Gas--Containing LDPE/i--PP Melts (Strashimir Djoumaliisky, et al.). Mechanical Properties of Micro--Injection Moulded Components (Thomas Koch and Sabine Seidler). Foamed Crosslinked LDPE/PP Blends Made by Hot Mold Injection Molding (George Kotzev, et al.).